Method and system for developing source code and displaying linked elements found within the source code
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1. A method in a data processing system stored on a computer readable medium and executing on a computer for developing source code having a plurality of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- converting the source code into a language-neutral representation;
using the language-neutral representation to display a graphical representation of the plurality of elements;
receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
receiving an indication of a distance;
receiving an indication of a type of link;
determining from the language-neutral representation which of the plurality of elements is connected to the selected element via a link of the indicated type and within the indicated distance; and
displaying the determined elements.
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Abstract
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide an improved software development tool that allows a developer to determine which elements in source code are at most a given number of links away from a selected element. Moreover, the software development tool allows the developer to specify the types of links connecting the elements from the selected element.
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1. A method in a data processing system stored on a computer readable medium and executing on a computer for developing source code having a plurality of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- converting the source code into a language-neutral representation;
using the language-neutral representation to display a graphical representation of the plurality of elements;
receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
receiving an indication of a distance;
receiving an indication of a type of link;
determining from the language-neutral representation which of the plurality of elements is connected to the selected element via a link of the indicated type and within the indicated distance; and
displaying the determined elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- converting the source code into a language-neutral representation;
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19. A method in a data processing system stored on a computer readable medium and executing on a computer for developing source code having a plurality of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
receiving an indication of a distance;
receiving an indication of a type of link; and
determining which of the plurality of elements is connected to the selected element via a link of the indicated type and within the indicated distance. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
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38. A method in a data processing system stored on a computer readable medium and executing on a computer for developing source code having a plurality of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
receiving an indication of a distance; and
determining which of the plurality of elements is within the indicated distance from the selected element. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
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57. A method in a data processing system stored on a computer readable medium and executing on a computer for developing source code having a plurality of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
receiving an indication of a type of link;
receiving an indication of a portion of the source code to be searched for said type of link; and
determining which of the plurality of elements is connected to the selected element via a link of the indicated type. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
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76. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method, the data processing system having source code comprising a plurality of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- converting the source code into a language-neutral representation;
using the language-neutral representation to display a graphical representation of the plurality of elements;
receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
receiving an indication of a distance;
receiving an indication of a type of link;
determining from the language-neutral representation which of the plurality of elements is connected to the selected element via a link of the indicated type and within the indicated distance; and
displaying the determined elements. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
- converting the source code into a language-neutral representation;
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94. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method, the data processing system having source code comprising a plurality of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
receiving an indication of a distance;
receiving an indication of a type of link; and
determining which of the plurality of elements is connected to the selected element via a link of the indicated type and within the indicated distance. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112)
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
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113. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method, the data processing system having source code comprising a plurality of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
receiving an indication of a distance; and
determining which of the plurality of elements is within the indicated distance from the selected element. - View Dependent Claims (114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131)
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
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132. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a data processing system to perform a method, the data processing system having source code comprising a plurality of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
receiving an indication of a type of link;
receiving an indication of a portion of the source code;
to be searched for said type of link; and
determining which of the plurality of elements is connected to the selected element via a link of the indicated type. - View Dependent Claims (133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150)
- receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
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151. A data processing system executing on a computer comprising:
- a secondary storage device further comprising source code having a plurality of elements;
a memory device further comprising a program that receives a selection of one of the plurality of elements, that receives an indication of a distance, that receives an indication of a type of link, and that determines which of the plurality of elements is connected to the selected element via a link of the indicated type and within the indicated distance; and
a processor for running the program. - View Dependent Claims (152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169)
- a secondary storage device further comprising source code having a plurality of elements;
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170. A system for developing source code stored on a computer readable medium and executing on a computer having a plurality of elements, the system comprising:
- means for receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
means for receiving an indication of a type of link;
means for receiving an indication of a portion of the source code to be searched for said type of link; and
means for determining which of the plurality of elements is connected to the selected element via a link of the indicated type.
- means for receiving a selection of one of the plurality of elements;
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